Overview
At its best, mentorship provides the personal and professional foundation for lifelong career achievement and scientific discovery. We, therefore, seek to honor faculty members for their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions of the Department of Medicine through exemplary mentorship.
Two awards will be given annually: one for Excellence in Mentorship of Physician-Scientists and one for Excellence in Mentorship of Clinician-Scholars.
criteria
- Nominees should hold the title of associate professor or professor.
- Nominees should have a track record of mentoring of faculty and trainees.
- Nominees should be active faculty with a primary appointment in the Department of Medicine.
Nominations
Award nominations may be submitted by any person with knowledge of the nominee’s mentoring capabilities. Nominations should be accompanied by up to 5 letters of support (1 page limit for each). Letters of support may be written by supervisors, faculty peers, current mentees or former mentees and should describe in some detail the items below with regard to the nominee:
Characteristics of a Physician/Scientist Mentor
- Demonstrates a commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly, personal and professional growth of mentees to help them function effectively and achieve measurable academic success
- Respects mentee’s goals and helps the mentee work towards them
- Provides instruction and actively guides the development of research skills (planning and conducting studies or experiments; successfully applying for grant funding; writing and publishing manuscripts) as well as other skills such as time management, professionalism, and organization
- Provides guidance on establishing collaborative relationships with other researchers and actively helps the mentee to network amongst colleagues
- Is supportive at a personal as well as a professional level; inspires and encourages
- Demonstrates professional behavior, attitudes and/or leadership skills that aid mentees in achieving their goals, i.e. serves as role model
- Is accessible for advice and assistance
Characteristics of a Clinician/Scholar Mentor
- Demonstrates a commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly, personal and professional growth of mentees to help them function effectively and achieve measurable academic success
- Respects mentee’s goals and helps the mentee work towards them
- Provides instruction and actively guides the development of clinical skills when necessary (performing procedures; interacting with patients and/or their families; communication with other health care professionals) as well as other skills such as time management, professionalism, and organization
- Provides feedback on teaching skills and instruction on developing teaching materials
- Is supportive at a personal as well as a professional level; inspires and encourages
- Advises mentees on scholarly activities, helping to identify a focus for those activities and helping to develop the skills necessary to be successful academically
- Demonstrates professional behavior, attitudes and/or leadership skills that aid mentees in achieving their goals, i.e. serves as role model
- Is accessible for advice and assistance
Additional Information
In addition to addressing the characteristics described above, letter writers should also specifically address the following in their letters:
- Describe in detail how the mentor guided or supported the personal and/or career development of the mentees.
- Identify measurable improvements or significant positive impacts the mentor has had on mentee’s personal or career development.
- If applicable, describe in detail the impact on mentorship in your Division through institutional or administrative positions (e.g., Fellowship or Training Grant Director).
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